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How I Heard It -^ 

TiiK Story, y 

Pater Noster 2 s 

Glossary 27 



HOW I HEARD IT. 



Night had fallen. 

Heaven's torches beaming softlv. 
Lit the waters - 

Lit the meadows and the woodland. 
Where the waving leaves and branches 

Cast their ever-changing shadows. 

Weary, wearv with mv searching 

For the wild rose of the vallev — 
For the buttercup and lil\-. 

All the day. 
I espied, at last, a cottage - 

Hidden mid the vines and ilowers — 
The darlingest of bowers. 

Rv the wa\ . 



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Kl iriE LEE l.V/J LEO LA.XE. 

To my rapping, I was bidden — 

Kindly hidden. 
"Enter, stranwr! 

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Welcome to our board and shelter 
For the in'<rht." 

"Twas the pleasant home of Leo — 

Leo Lane, the village tutor — 
Kittie's pedagogue and suitor. 

But the storv — 

Let me see — 
'Tis no secret : 

I'll repeat it 
As — with happy look and laughter, 

Leo gave it in the gloaming — 
In the waning of the twilight. 

I'^nto me. 

Told it in a broken measure: 
Told it in a various language. 

While the trembling leaves were throwing- 
Ever-changing — o'er and o'er. 

Curious shadows on the sward 
About the door. 



KITTIE LEE A.VD LEO LANE. 



THE STORY. 



Ah, quel plaisir. 
In the meadow, 'mong the trees. 

Breathing nature — talking, singing 
With the crickets and the bees I 

'■Ever lords, but never vassals: 
Proud that we are freemen born : 

Delving mid the waving tassels — 
Bringing home the golden corn. 

" Warm at heart, and strong of limb - 
Such are we who learn of Him — 

Learn of Him. through Nature's book 
Waving corn and running brook : 

Learn to work with might and main ; 
Everything in order doing. 

Be it work or be it wooinir. 



KirriE LEE A.\/> LEO /.AXE. 

•• Birds that <rreet us in the spring, 

Gaily work, and sweetly sing — 
Speak their tender love in song — 

Sit amonir the hranches cooinsf — 
So it is with rustic wooiny;: 

Charity and lo\e abounding — 
Labor, studw rest and pla\-. 

Fill the balm\- summer daw" 

" ;0! que gozo!"' 

Sighed the lover: 
■' Ah. quel plaisirl" 

Murmured he: 
"Sitting near a comely maiden — 

Fain to win her — fain to woo — 
Teaching French, and Spanish, too. 

"Pleasant duty 

Teaching beauty. 
Ever tender — ever new: 

Have a sweet companion near vou. 
Qui vous aime 

And loves to hear you whis])er gently, 
jAnjel mio! 



KITTIE LEE AXD LEO LA.VE. 

Then she sighs — 
';Enamorado. a quit^n ama \'., Leo?' 

" -Je vous aime de tout iiion coeur,* 

I reply ( all in a Hutter ) 
Smiling then, she looks at me — 

Smiling, savs — 
• Creo que si." 

"Sentado en el canape. 

There were we from dav to dav, 
Adjecti\es and nouns repeating, 

With the pleasant moments Heeling: 
O, 'twas little else than plav! 

•■Then the \erb we practice, too — 
J 'aime, to aimes. and aimez vous: 

And our way througii Spanish wend — 
Liquid Spanish — softly flowing — 

O's and S"s sweetiv blend. 

"Who is she — 

Cette petite ange? 
Je vous dirai avec plaisir. 



KITTIE LEE AXD LEO J.A.XE. 13 

"What's the little lath's name? 

Still you ask. but not in \ain: 
Se lo prometo a Vd. — 

Ht^lo aqui — 
Oui, le voici — 

Kittie Lee: and mine, is Lane: — 
Kittie Lee and Leo Lane. 

" Fair to look upon, is Kittie's 

Full white brow and shapely head. 

Covered o'er with honest tiber: 

Rich and tine, those locks of brown. 

Curling softly 'bout her temples — 
From her shoulders fallinif down. 

"Red and poutiuij are her two lips — 

Luscious as a dish of berries. 
Or a cherry — full and crimson. 

Resting high upon the tree - 
Out of reach among the branches — 

Food for humming-bird and bee : 
Tempting, crazing in their silence. 



KIJIIE LKE AND EEO I. AXE. 

"Trilling — rippling as a brook — 

Like the sound of waters falling 
Over shining p)ebbles bright. 

Is the music of her speaking 
Through her pearh teeth so white: 

And a softened light enchanting 
In her hazel e\es bewitching, 

Math the gentle, tender pleading 
Of a timid, wild gazelle: 

And I love the little maiden 
More than tongue can e\er tell. 

"What of Kittie.- 

Well. in truth hei' pulse iliil quicken. 
And her tender eves grew bright. 

When the summer sun had fallen — 
When the bee had ceased its humming. 

And the robin's note was still: 
For she knew that I was coming 

From the cottage on the hill. 

"Thus we met and conned our lessons — 

French and Spanish. 
Et Tamour : 



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Till one evening" — seated near her 
(As I'd often been before) — 

Books and papers put awav. 
Then said I : 

• Me this uii beso. mi aniachi. 
S'il voiis phiit." 

■• The replv - — 

■ Sir\ ase \'d.'--- 
In her accents soft and low. 

Caused mv pulse to burn and tingle. 
In its strong and rapid How. 



•• Then our curls did meet and minyle — 
Ah. the thrill — mv heart undoing! — 

Ah. the sighing, and the longing. 

And the pleasure of that wooing! — 

In the balmw quiet gloaming, 

When the cows were homeward looing. 



"Jov. like waves of molten bliss. 

Came, and went with ever\- kiss; 
Lingered — while her lips were pressing; 

Left me — when she ceased caressing. 



K/rriE LEE AXD I.Ao I. AXE. 

•• () the sighing I — zephyr sighing! 

And the kiss that left me dying! 
Ah. the cheek of pink and white. 

And the Hush that o"er it goes 

S(j pi^oNoking. 

TantaHzing. 

As a fragrant, blooming rose — 
More we press our lips agin it. 

More we want the sweet that's in it. 



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•• Summer fled: 

And chilK- white 
Hid away the flowers bright. 

Winter sped: 
And. as before. 

Kittie met me at the door 

Met me at the rustic gate 
Con los brazos abiertos : 

• Come," she whispered. 

' Vamos claros — 

Let us view the matter clearly * 
( And her cheeks were all aglow ) : 



KITTIE LEE AND LEO LANE. 

' Do we love each other dearlv — 
Bueno. 

Mejor, 

Optimo?' 

" ' Yes, iiidt'ed," I quickly answered: 

' O Regina Angel('>runi I - - 
;Quieres ir conmigo, 

Kittie? 
Ego servus tuus 

Ever: 
Oniv sav but 

La palabra — 
Stella — Stella Matutina ! 
Brightly for us 

Hace luna." "' 



Well, it ended in a wedding 

(As the like is apt, you know ) 
Elle t?tait 

La novia, 
Et moi — j'^tais 

El novio. 



K ITT IE LEE AXD LEO LANE. 



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When the summer sun has fallen — 

When the bee has ceased its hummingf, 

And the robin's note is still. 

Then she waits — she waits mv coming 

At the cottaye on the hill. 




PATER NOSTHR. 



Tlie Lord's Prayer, arranged in alternate lins 
Latin, English, French and Spanish. 

Pater Noster, 

III the heavens. 

Que votre nom soit sanctifie: 

Venjja a nos el tu reino: 

Thy will be manifest to-tlav, 

Sur la terre. 

Como en el Cielo: 

And of Thee we humbly plead 

Paneni nostrum quotidianum — 

Give us (laii\- as we need. 



Dimitte nobis debita iKxstra. 

C'oiume nous pardonnons a ceux. 

Who have injured us in malice — 

O f()r<;i\-t' them! 

Si tu \-eux: 

Et ne nos indiuas. Pater. 

To temptations. o"er and o'er. 

Mas libra nos de mal. 

We pray Thee: 

Ainsi soit-il. 

Evermore. 

Copyrighted J885. 



GLOSSARY. 



S/'.n/is/,. Ein^/is/i. 

; O: que s<"zt): O wliat a jov. 

Anjel mio Mv anijel. 

J- Enamorado. a quien ama \'ci? Sweetheart, whom do vdii love. 

Creo que si I beheve so. 

.Sentado en el canape .Seated on the sofa. 

Se lo prometo a \'d I do promise it to vou. 

Helo aqui Mere it is. 

Me das un heso. mi amada. Give me a kiss, mv beloved. 

Sirva.se \'d Help yourself. 

Con los brazos ahierto.s With open arms. 

\'amos el.iros, (Idiom.) Let us understand one another. 

Bueno, niejor. optimo Good, better, best. 

^■Quieres ir conniigo.= .... Wilt thou ijo with me. 

La palabra The word. 

Hace luna The moon shines. 

La novia The bride. 

El novio The groom. 

Venga a nos el tu reino Thy kingdom come. 

Conio en el Cielo . As in Heaven. 

Mas libra nos de mal But deliver us from evil. 

Latin. Eiii^lisli. 

() Regina .\ngel6rum' () Queen of the angels. 

Ego servus tuus, I am thv servant. 

ijtella, Stella Matutina .Star, star of the morning. 



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Lath, - rn„/i„„ed. j;,,^/,;;, _ „„^,-„,„,^ 

Pater noster, ... /-, i- ., 

IJur rather. 

Panem no.^trum quotidianum Qur dailv bread 

Dimitte nobi. debita nostra Forgive us our debt.s. 

Et ne nos inducas. Pater And lead u.s not. Father 



Frrtlrh, „ 

hiir^lisli. 

Ah, quel plaisir! . 41, ,..i,„, ■ 

' ' An, what a pleasure. 

Qui vous aime, . \\m,„ 1 

' \\ ho loves vou. 

Je vous aime de tout mon coeur, . . I love vou Mith all mv heart. 

Cette petite ange jhat little ano-el! 

J'aime, tu aimes — aimez vous. . I love, thou lovest - love vou. 

Je vous dirai avec plaisir I will tell vou with pleasure. 

Oui, le voici, . . . v- , , .. . 
J es. here it is. 

Et I'amour, . . \ j 1 

iVna love. 

S'il vous plait. . . if 1 

' It vou please. 

Elle etait ' .., 

.The was. 

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Que votre nom soit sanctitie Hallowed be thv name. 

^"■^ l'* "^'■'■'- On earth. 

Comme nous pardonnons A ceux, ... As we forgive those. 

^' t" ^'^"'^ If thou wilt. 

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